The 2018-19 NBA season is now just over 24 hours away, and all the action will get started in style on Tuesday night. We're going coast to coast with an exciting doubleheader featuring multiple title favorites. First, the Boston Celtics will take on the Philadelphia 76ers in a rematch of their second-round playoff series last season, which the Celtics won, 4-1. Following that game, the Golden State Warriors will celebrate ring night with a game against their fierce rivals, the Oklahoma City Thunder. 

Here's everything you need to know about how to tune in for NBA opening night: 

How to watch 76ers at Celtics

  • Date: Tuesday, Oct. 16
  • Time: 8 p.m. ET
  • Location: TD Garden -- Boston, Massachusetts
  • TV: TNT
  • Streaming: fuboTV (Try for free)
  • Follow: GameTracker
  • Line: Celtics -5

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How to watch Thunder at Warriors

  • Date: Tuesday, Oct. 16
  • Time: 10:30 p.m. ET
  • Location: Oracle Arena -- Oakland, California
  • TV: TNT
  • Streaming: fuboTV (Try for free)  
  • Follow: GameTracker
  • Line: Warriors -12.5

Analysis

What better way to start off a new NBA season than with a doubleheader featuring a potential Eastern Conference finals matchup in the early game, and two top Western Conference squads renewing their rivalry in the nightcap.

It's only one game, but both the Celtics and Sixers will be eager to pick up the win on opening night as they figure to battle all season -- along with the Raptors -- for supremacy in the East. On top of that you have the subplots of the Sixers wanting revenge after getting bounced by Boston in five games in the playoffs last season, as well as the return of two key members of the Celtics, Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward. This one should be all sorts of fun.

Once that gets done with, we'll get to see the Warriors receive their championship rings after winning a second straight title back in June. Of course, this very well may be the first game of a journey that ends with them becoming the first team since the Lakers (2000-02) to three-peat. Hanging over the Warriors' heads, though, will be the plans of reigning two-time Finals MVP Kevin Durant. They'll be taking on an interesting Thunder team who surprised a lot of people by convincing Paul George to stay. Now, they'll be out to prove that George made a wise decision.